Section 94(2)

In section 135 (manifestly unfounded or excessive requests made to the Commissioner)— before subsection (1) insert— This section makes provision about cases in which a request made to the Commissioner, to which the Commissioner is required or authorised to respond under the data protection legislation, is manifestly unfounded or excessive. in subsection (1) omit the words from the beginning to “excessive,”, after subsection (1) insert— In subsection (1)— the reference in paragraph (a) to charging a reasonable fee is, in a case in which section 134 is relevant, a reference to doing so under that section, and paragraph (b) is not to be read as implying anything about whether the Commissioner may refuse to act on requests that are neither manifestly unfounded nor excessive. in subsection (3), for “(1)” substitute “(A1)”, omit subsection (4), and after that subsection insert— Article 57(3) of the UK GDPR (performance of Commissioner’s tasks generally to be free of charge for data subject) has effect subject to this section.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04